Toy.



J. A. BEAMISDERFEH.

my. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31 I916.

Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

1 JGSEPH BEAMISDERFEE, F JONESTGWN, I ENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Josnrrr A. BEAMIS- nnnrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jonestown, in the county of Lebanon and State of. Pennsylvania, have invented c tain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy and the cipal object of the invention is to pro- 'ide a toy of the target type in which a receptacle is placed in front of the shooting gun so that a projectile may be driven into the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide an improved type of gun'for driving the projectile toward the receptacle and to provide improved means for mounting the gun and improved means for relea sably holding the gun in a set position.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type ofreceptacle into 3 which the projectile is intended to be driven.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the toy; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the toy.

The base or carriage of the gun is provided with a reduced forward end portion 11 which carries the platform 12 secured to'the base 10 by means of the fasteners 13 which may be of any suitable type. The projectile 14- which is tobe driven toward the receptacle is placed upon the platform 12 as shown in Fig. 2 and is positioned in front of the gun so that when the gun is released the projectile will be driven off of the platform. This projectile is preferably a marble but may be a small sphere, made of any suitable.

material.

The plunger 15 of the gun is slidably mounted in the bearing arms 16 of the bracket 17 and carries an abutment pin 18 against which the forward end of the spring 19 fits so that the plunger will normally be held in the position shown in Fig. 1 with the forward end of the handle 20 in contact with the rear bearing arm 16. This handle 20 is provided with an annular groove 21 near its forward end so that when the plun- Specification of Letters Eatent.

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Application filed march e1, 1916. Serial No. 58,112.

ger of the gun is drawn to the position shown in Fig. 2, the bridge 22 of the resilient catch 23 will pass into the groove 21 and releasably hold the plunger in the set position. The

arms of the catch fit beneath the plate 24;

which is secured to the base 10 by means of the fasteners 25, which in the form shown are screws but may be of any suitable type.

The receptacle is constructed from three pieces of sheet metal, the blanks 26 forming the side walls and the third blank being bent transversely at points intermediate its length to form the bottom 27 of the pocket 28. One

end of the blank is bent upwardly to form the rear wall 29 which is curved longitudinally, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 and the opposite end portion of the blank is bent upwardly toform the front wall 30 of the pocket 28 and then ,bent to extend at a downward incline to form the platform 31 which leads to the pocket.

' When using this toy, the gun is placed upon the floor or ground and the receptacle is then placed in front of the gun at a suit able distance according to the skill of the players. The handle 20 is then grasped and the plunger 'drawn rear'wardly until the bridge of the catch or trigger moves into the groove 21, thus holding the plunger in a set position. The marble is now placed upon the platform 12 in the center thereof and the trigger is pressed, thus releasing the plunger and permitting it to move forwardly under the action of the spring 19. The object of this game is to attempt to drive the marble into the pocket 28. A record will-be kept and the person who first drives a certain number of marbles into the pocket will win the game, but if desired each player can have a certain number of shots and the one driving the greater number of marbles into the pocket will win.

What is claimed is 1- A toy including a gun comprising a base, a bearing bracket carried by said base, a plunger slidably carried by said bearing bracket and having a handle provided with an annular groove adjacent its forward end, a spring engaging said plunger to yieldably hold said plunger in a normal position, and

a, resilient bridge extending beneath said'plungr and in presence of two Witnesses.

fitting in the groove of the ifOi Ft'he plunger to releas'ably hold the JOSEPH BEAMISDERFER' 5 set posltlon and havmg -1t s,,a1'*ms extendmg Witnesses:

inwardly upon opposite sides 'of the plunger JOHN S. GOOKLEY, and connected with the base. HARVEY I. SPANG.

trigger its In testimony wheree-fl afiix my signature 

